As a sociologist, educator and cultural theorist, I am constantly attempting to analyse the world around me – these are my musings. Over the last few decades, shock jocks and politically motivated commentators have promoted misinformation and researchers and academics must confront these.

My musings are not limited to politics only – I also write about the PhD journey, experiences of higher education and universities with the aim of promoting a smooth, fulfilling and empowering experience.

My third area of interest is looking at the role of art in our contemporary society: how artists reflect, comment and inform the world around us.

Over the last decade, piracy has emerged as a growing field of research covering a wide range of different phenomena, from fashion counterfeits and media piracy, through to 17th-century buccaneers and present-day pirates off [...]

Someone who has always inspired me is educational philosopher Paolo Freire. One of the reasons is that he argues that as educators, we should experience inner transformations as we work to transform the lives [...]

I have just finished reading the autobiography of United States Senator, Professor Elizabeth Warren, titled A Fighting Chance. I am a bit of a fan of Senator Warren ever since I saw her discussing [...]

Despite 20 years of focus on improving university retention rates, we are still losing one in five of our first-year students. And the release of a new report by TEQSA again reminds us of the challenges [...]